Method of hemstitching



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C. H. OWEN.

METHOD 0F HBMSTITGHING.

N0. 385,772. Patented July 10, 1888.

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OORNELIA HOAGLAND OVEN, OF DE LAND, FLORIDA.

METHOD 0F HEVISTITCHING.

SPECIPICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,772I dated July 10, 1888.

Application filed October 13, 1887. Serial No. 252,260. (No specimens.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GonNnLIA HOAGLAND OWEN, of De Land, Volusia county, Florida, have invented an Improved Method of Henistitching, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The special object of the invention is a new method of forminghenrstitches with asewingmachine.

Figure l of the drawings is a plan View of a fabric with the threads drawn and ready for henistitching; Fig. 2, a back view of the same after the stitching, but before it has been drawn apart, Fig. 3, a front face View of the fabric after the stitching has been drawn apart. Fig. 4 is a back view o1" a tuck-stitched fabric, and Fig. 5 a front face View of the saine after the threads have been drawn apart;

In the drawings, a represents a space from which threads (more or less) have been drawn,

leaving the threads ct, on which is the line of folding, and when folded a stitch is inade on the line b, all as shown in Fig. I of the drawings. Vhen this stitch is drawn, the spaces c are made, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, while before this takes place the stitch will present the appearance shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings, which shows the back ofthe fabric.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, b b represent the stitches before they are drawn apart.

In vtneking there will be only one space ci where the threads have been drawn to each tuck, while the line of stitching will show, as in Fig. 3 of the drawings, on the back of the fabric, but when pulled apart will show the open spaces e. d represents the tucks.

I first turn the edge ofthehern which is to be stitched over the drawn threads, so as to cover the drawn space; next stitch close to the edge o f thehem, preferably with thread No., 100, a iine needle, and a firm tension; thirdly, draw the stitched edge of the hem iirnily back over the drawn threads, when the hein will be coniplete.

In order to henistitch a tuck on a sewingmachine, I take the edge of the tnck, after the threads have been drawn, in the left hand; next stitch the right-hand edge of drawn threads, remove from the sewing-machine,

open,andpnll firmly until thestitching reaches A the edge of the tuck.

In order to double heinstitch, draw ii ve threads, leave two, draw five more, then fold, as in a small tuck, with the two left threads on the right-hand edge, then stitch the left edge of the drawn threads,open, and pull until the stitching reaches the two center threads.

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding of the invention. what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is y The method of heinstitching herein described, which consists in first drawing ont a greater or less number of threads from the fabric; secondly, folding the fabric on theline of the previousl yAdrawn th read-space; thirdly, stitching through the said folded fabric close to thesaid fold-line, and, fonrthly, openingthe folded fabric, and thus drawing the stitches back over the fabric-threads, as set forth.

CORNELIA HOAGLAND OVEN.

Vitnesses:

Isaac A. STEWART, FRED S. GooDReH. 

